BURWELL
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Garfield County
- Operator
- CITY OF BURWELL - (NE)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1955
- EIA plant ID
- 2222
- Coordinates
- 41.7804, -99.1361
BURWELL, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Garfield County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF BURWELL - (NE), commissioned 1955.
Weather peril exposure
BURWELL is a 4 MW oil power plant in Garfield County, NE, operated by CITY OF BURWELL - (NE), commissioned in 1955. Garfield County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 76th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Garfield County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 41.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 15.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Garfield County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Garfield County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.